Sleeper Awakened

WITHOUT FILM, SOMETHING SLEEPS INSIDE US AND SELDOM AWAKENS. THE SLEEPER MUST AWAKEN.

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SOUND OF METAL (2020)

December 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2021

“A moving and engrossing character piece which Ahmed delivers the best performance of his young career”

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Darius Marder, Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric, Lauren Ridloff
2020, 7, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2021
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SORRY WE MISSED YOU (2020)

December 07, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S

“a naturalness that invites and embeds within you”

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Ken Loach, Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor
2020, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S
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MANK (2020)

December 05, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021

“An animated and blustery silver-tongued affair”

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David Fincher, Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Cross, Tom Burke, Charles Dance
2020, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021
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RELIC (2020)

November 30, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, R

“blends metaphor and malicious materiality into a creeping dread”

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Natalie Erika James, Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote
2020, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, R
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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (2020)

October 17, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2021

“packs a dramatic punch while coyly slipping in some wry humor”

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Aaron Sorkin, Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, John Carroll Lynch, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Shenkman, Danny Flaherty, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella
2020, 7, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2021
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DOGS DON'T WEAR PANTS (2019)

September 28, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE

“beautiful moments of palatable pain and tangible tenderness”

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J.-P. Valkeapää, Pekka Strang, Krista Kosonen, Jani Volanen, Oona Airola, Ilona Huhta
2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE
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WRATH OF SILENCE

September 10, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, ACTION, CRIME, FOREIGN, DRAMA, W

“Its action is vital and naturalistic”

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Yukun Xin, Wu Jiang, Yang Song, Wenkang Yuan
2018, 7, ACTION, CRIME, FOREIGN, DRAMA, W
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I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (2020)

September 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER

“Not for all or even many, but brilliant nonetheless”

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Charlie Kaufman, Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Colby Minifie, Guy Boyd
2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
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THE VAST OF NIGHT (2020)

July 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, V

“a usual story told in a unique way that made the entire film feel extraordinary”

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Andrew Patterson, Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer
2020, 7, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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PALM SPRINGS (2020)

July 14, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, P, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION

“Dinosaurs. Missing teeth. Cake explosives. Yes please.”

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Max Barbakow, Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Tyler Heochlin, June Squibb
2020, 7, COMEDY, P, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION
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BLOOD MACHINES (2020)

June 18, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, ACTION, B, FOREIGN, SCIENCE FICTION

“Blood sugar sex magik (sub in steel for sugar)”

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Seth Ickerman, Elisa Lasowski, Anders Heinrichsen, Natasha Cashman, Noémie Stevens, Joëlle Berckmans, Marion Levavasseur, Christian Erickson
2020, 7, ACTION, B, FOREIGN, SCIENCE FICTION
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VFW (2020)

June 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, ACTION, HORROR, V

“tale of old vets being waylaid by zombie-esque junkies is grainy and bleakly zany”

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Joe Begos, Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, George Wendt, Tom Williamson, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer, Dora Madison
2020, 7, ACTION, HORROR, V
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SAINT FRANCES (2020)

June 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S

“charming without being cloying and extremely identifiable”

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Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan, Charin Alvarez, Ramona Edith Williams, Lily Mojekwu
2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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IN FABRIC (2019)

May 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, FOREIGN, HORROR, I

“80’s horror shlock concept, done with class and intention”

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Peter Strickland, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram, Gwendoline Christie, Richard Bremmer, Leo Bill
2019, 7, COMEDY, FOREIGN, HORROR, I
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A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN (2017)

April 07, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, P, SPORTS

“A caustic prison drama with the punchiness of sports action”

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Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, Joe Cole, Vithaya Pasringarm, Panya Yimmumphai
2017, 7, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, P, SPORTS
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BACURAU (2019)

April 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“hot pokers of social jabs, varied & lush cinematic viridity, and a fresh tonal samba”

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Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima, Sônia Braga, Antonio Saboia, Karine Teles, Udo Kier
2019, 7, ACTION, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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REVENGE (2017)

March 24, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, ACTION, FOREIGN, R, THRILLER

“dust covered neon gunshot to that new pseudo-genre”

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Coralie Fargeat, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe
2017, 7, ACTION, FOREIGN, R, THRILLER
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CORPUS CHRISTI (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020

“darkly fun and letting the dramatic tension germinate”

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Jan Komasa, Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Lukasz Wardejn, Leszek Lichota, Barabara Kurzaj
2019, 7, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020
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PAIN AND GLORY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, P

“Banderas owns the screen, melting into this pained, adrift, and struggling artist”

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Antonio Banderas, Pedro Almodóvar, Nora Navas, Asier Etxeandia, Penélope Cruz
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, P
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THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, DOCUMENTARY, E, FOREIGN, 7, Oscars 2020

“ access is extraordinary, as is the summation”

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Petra Costa
2019, DOCUMENTARY, E, FOREIGN, 7, Oscars 2020
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